Are you looking for opportunities which will impact people, directly? Are you interested in helping people to become self- sufficient, in a business setting, sharing your professional talents? Do you enjoy meeting people from other cultures? If so, please continue to read on!
Refugees are individuals, who have been forced to flee their country, due to fear of persecution, on account of race, religion, nationality or political opinion, and leave their country, in order to save the lives of their loved ones, or themselves. They are authorized to work in the US, by the Department of Homeland Security, and our office ensures that they have the proper documentation to prove this eligibility. They are eligible to become US citizens after residing in the US for five years. Strengthened by adversity, refugees make capable, resilient and loyal employees.
Our clients speak English and have completed ESL training classes. Many of them have degrees from their home country which they cannot utilize; many of them worked as teachers and accountants, for example, and now work in local factories and warehouses, striving to work towards a more fulfilling career.
We assist them with removing barriers, such as transportation, childcare and housing, to work towards employment. They hope to find careers which will fit the current job market, and seek out computer training, and medical training, as examples. We provide career development support, such as creating a resume, cover letter, job preparation, interviewing skills and other job related supports.
We are looking for individuals and companies, who may be willing to share their own time and talents, to provide mentorship or internship opportunities. We work closely with HACC (Harrisburg Area Community College) and have placed our clients in jobs at The Patriot News, Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and other successful local companies. Many businesses qualify for tax incentives when hiring resettled refugees. For information, please visit the Department of Labor website.
Would you, or someone you know, be willing to assist us, working directly to support those who are new to our country? If so, please contact us for details.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Catholic Charities Immigration and Refugee Services - Employment Services
Employment Services
Catholic Charities Immigration and Refugee Services has provided a wide range of services to refugees, legal immigrants and individuals with limited English proficiency residing in the Diocese of Harrisburg since 1975. The goals of the program are to assist in teaching individuals to become economically, linguistically and socially self-sufficient in their new home.
Immigration and Refugee Services has been providing refugee employment placement services for over 20 years. Through its long history, the employment services program has developed collaborative relationships with a large number of diverse area employers. Refugees participating in job readiness and development activities have been extremely successful in locating stable employment, particularly in the service industry.
GAIN Program
The goal of the GAIN (Greater Access to Independence for Newcomers) initiative is to assist newcomers in accessing jobs which utilize skills and training they bring with them from their countries of origin. GAIN also enables pursuit of vocational goals and job upgrades for refugees and asylum seekers working in fields that are new to them.
This region has seen a substantial growth in its refugee and other foreign-born populations over the past ten years and the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement awarded a “targeted assistance” grant to the state of Pennsylvania to provide employment assistance to refugees here in Central Pennsylvania. Federal targeted assistance grants are awarded based on special needs resulting from resettlement of refugees into a region.
The GAIN project draws upon five key employment strategies which engage area employers and training facilities to meet the needs of refugees in four targeted counties: 1) an innovative job coaching program using both staff and volunteer resources; 2) customized on-the-job training designed by participating employers for refugee workers; 3) technical school based, short-term training to prepare eligible refugees for available employment opportunities; 4) customized skills credentialing services for occupations needed in the region; 5) customized VESL classes both on and off the job to insure that newcomers have adequate vocational language skills.
Refugees from Nepal,Cuba, Bosnia, Ukraine, Russia and a number of African countries have been helped to attain greater self-sufficiency through services this project offers. Participants in the GAIN project include doctors, nurses, engineers, accountants, business administrators as well as a variety of other professionals. Job upgrades for general laborers have also been facilitated.
Catholic Charities has been joined by partners in the Refugee Services Coalition of Central PA (RSCCP) to implement this new employment enhancement project. Participating partners include: Church World Service of Lancaster, Lutheran Children and Family Services, Immigration and Refugee Services of Catholic Charities, International Service Center, and PRIME/ECR. Area employers and training facilities also took part in the planning process that led to the award of this grant.
Catholic Charities Immigration and Refugee Services has provided a wide range of services to refugees, legal immigrants and individuals with limited English proficiency residing in the Diocese of Harrisburg since 1975. The goals of the program are to assist in teaching individuals to become economically, linguistically and socially self-sufficient in their new home.
Immigration and Refugee Services has been providing refugee employment placement services for over 20 years. Through its long history, the employment services program has developed collaborative relationships with a large number of diverse area employers. Refugees participating in job readiness and development activities have been extremely successful in locating stable employment, particularly in the service industry.
GAIN Program
The goal of the GAIN (Greater Access to Independence for Newcomers) initiative is to assist newcomers in accessing jobs which utilize skills and training they bring with them from their countries of origin. GAIN also enables pursuit of vocational goals and job upgrades for refugees and asylum seekers working in fields that are new to them.
This region has seen a substantial growth in its refugee and other foreign-born populations over the past ten years and the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement awarded a “targeted assistance” grant to the state of Pennsylvania to provide employment assistance to refugees here in Central Pennsylvania. Federal targeted assistance grants are awarded based on special needs resulting from resettlement of refugees into a region.
The GAIN project draws upon five key employment strategies which engage area employers and training facilities to meet the needs of refugees in four targeted counties: 1) an innovative job coaching program using both staff and volunteer resources; 2) customized on-the-job training designed by participating employers for refugee workers; 3) technical school based, short-term training to prepare eligible refugees for available employment opportunities; 4) customized skills credentialing services for occupations needed in the region; 5) customized VESL classes both on and off the job to insure that newcomers have adequate vocational language skills.
Refugees from Nepal,Cuba, Bosnia, Ukraine, Russia and a number of African countries have been helped to attain greater self-sufficiency through services this project offers. Participants in the GAIN project include doctors, nurses, engineers, accountants, business administrators as well as a variety of other professionals. Job upgrades for general laborers have also been facilitated.
Catholic Charities has been joined by partners in the Refugee Services Coalition of Central PA (RSCCP) to implement this new employment enhancement project. Participating partners include: Church World Service of Lancaster, Lutheran Children and Family Services, Immigration and Refugee Services of Catholic Charities, International Service Center, and PRIME/ECR. Area employers and training facilities also took part in the planning process that led to the award of this grant.
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